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As Mohammed Siraj celebrates his 29th birthday today, it is time to take a look at his top five amazing spells. (Image: Instagram)
Mohammed Siraj represented India for the first time in 2017 during a T20I match against New Zealand. His rise in Indian cricket is nothing short of a fairytale
Happy Birthday Mohammed Siraj: From being bowled with a cricket ball for the first time in 2015 to making his international debut two years later – Mohammed Siraj’s rise in Indian cricket has been nothing short of a fairytale. Siraj represented India for the first time in 2017 during a T20I match against New Zealand.
The Hyderabad-born bagged his first Indian Premier League (IPL) contract in 2017 and represented Sunrisers Hyderabad in that season. Siraj took 10 wickets in six matches in the first season of IPL. As Siraj celebrates his 29th birthday today, it is time to take a look at his top five amazing spells.
4/17 vs New Zealand, 2022
Mohammed Siraj recorded his best T20I bowling figures during a T20I match against New Zealand in November last year. He took four wickets for just 17 runs in four overs. He dismissed Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham and Mitchell Santner in that game.
4/32 v Sri Lanka, 2023
In ODIs, Mohammed Siraj wrote his best figures against Sri Lanka in January 2023. Siraj displayed his supreme bowling skills in the match to pick up four wickets, defending India’s mammoth 390. He gave only 32 runs in his 10 overs. The Sri Lankan batsmen had no answer to the pacer’s lethal onslaught and the team was dismissed for just 73 runs. Siraj’s sensational bowling took India to an emphatic 317-run victory.
5/73 v Australia, 2021
Mohammed Siraj produced one of the finest bowling spells in the history of Indian cricket during the second innings of the fourth Test match against Australia in January 2021. Siraj registered sensational figures of 5/73 in the second innings. India registered a resounding three-wicket win in the Brisbane Test.
8/59 vs Australia A, 2018
In first-class cricket, Mohammed Siraj made a mark during the first unofficial Test against Australia A in 2018. Siraj represented India A in that game, taking eight wickets in the first innings. However, his brilliance with the ball eventually went in vain as India A suffered a 98-run defeat in the game.
4/32 vs Gujarat Lions, 2017
Mohammed Siraj recorded his best IPL bowling figures during his debut season in 2017. The then Sunrisers Hyderabad fast bowler took four wickets for 32 runs in his four overs during a match against IPL team Gujarat Lions. Sunrisers Hyderabad won the match comfortably by eight wickets.
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